Similarly, since the Great Recession, nearly all of our nation's economic growth has been eaten up by the wealthy elite.

Incomes for the top 5 percent of American households were up just over 5 percent between 2010 and 2012, while those households at the bottom of the income bracket had losses in income during the same time.

And, 95% of income gains during the first three years of the Great Recession recovery were taken in by the top 1 percent.

Meanwhile, as you might expect from these numbers, the American middle-class is no longer the richest in the world.

Similarly, since the Great Recession, nearly all of our nation's economic growth has been eaten up by the wealthy elite.

Incomes for the top 5 percent of American households were up just over 5 percent between 2010 and 2012, while those households at the bottom of the income bracket had losses in income during the same time.

And, 95% of income gains during the first three years of the Great Recession recovery were taken in by the top 1 percent.

Meanwhile, as you might expect from these numbers, the American middle-class is no longer the richest in the world.